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THE DEFENCE OF THE COLONT

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY F'RES!", " Sir, I have read with some considerable interest the letter wer the above hunding which appeared in your isens of Saturday a date. The scheme therein put forward appears to me to

MACAO

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THE DEFENCE OF THE COLONY.

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It is stated that our Government Countd have telegraphed to the home Government! urgently requesting troops and men-of-war for the defence of the colony Preparations are, the 3rd day of July, 1900, at 11:30 4.31., on the being made in the barracks to house 300 or more men. Part of a regiment is coming—accordía”- tosome, it has already left Lisbon, while others say

press most unfairly upon the members of that it is getting ready to depart. It is reported existing Velufoor Corps, who, I venture to thinks, have the first claita upon the liberality of tint one man-of-war is now on her way out, the the Government. The present allowance indeerniser dainastor, which is of recont construe- to the Corps is quits inadequate to curetion and has all thus med Improvements. Her commander is Senior Ferreira d'Antral." A Uciency in all respects, the snipment being circular has been sent all round the colou defective in many ways. When at Kowloon city last year, my water-bottle was in such a foul inviting all who wish to offer their sorvices as several other members who ventured to simple the circular will te seat up to the Governmant the contents of their respective Bottles wore Council, which will be able to call you the nearly mado siek in the attempt. On the occagnstories for service, if required. At present! sinu of the Terrible reception there were not about a 100 signatures have been appended to

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No. 251, is held for the coridao of a form of and for the further term of 92k years respectively, crated là Croma: Icase and

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The CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY, al throngl printed in smaller type than formarly and condoned in very possible tanner, con-

andiciont baysets to go all round, so sofas late the doonment. The legision of the Council is GE and PRESSES own is No, 19, Ur. The Far East, Henry Part, would classes to fill Consturent tains every rear more pagës.

comors wors inevitably left out of the show These defects will no doubt be remedied when the money comes along to do so. Now as a the shooting. The Govement, I believe,

ausiously awaited

SETTING READY FOR EMERGENCIES

for

NEW BOOKS AND NEW GUITIONS. Russia is the acis de Siberian African Zucidents, by Thruston Railway by Vladiraia The Caroline Ismids, by Christian The Racos of Mna, by Deailor

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The Directorios 4 CHITs are of

- provide fourteen vorms of ball ammunition ta prox. Captain Carmona is giving daily the further torra of 924 years respartively, Droll Stories by Balzie, Illustrated, by Taku

per man per year; as a matter of fact lest year I Brod ovo rounds at the expensa of the Government, and about thres hundred at my own experise. To secure good shooting the individual allowance must be very consider thly augmouted With all due respect I canno help thinking that what the gentlemen really want is an ecessional afternoon's amusement the public expense. I have had to buy my own rifle, and I cannot quite aco.why Merare Turner, Stewart, Gomperts, Richardson, Moxon and Mackey should not be asked to do the same if

LOT NO. 2-THE VALUABLE MESSU PER LASCAR Row, situate on a Portku of Sec Registered in the Land Office, as Sub-section tien C. of Inkind Lot No. 251, intended to There is to be artillery practica on Monday, 3 of Section C of Inland Last No. 251, 1 Tuesday, and Wednesday next, the 2nd, 3rd and hell for the residus of a tarin of 75 years and

crusted by the Crown Less and an instruction to the eflcers and men in the hand thereof

ottoa Monthly fonant grid Messunga is Inst ling of the guns. The two big Armstrong gons The in the San Francisco Battery ars also going to at the very low Moddy Rental of 813. The For futher particulars and conditions of Bule, be fired, for the first time since 1970, when portion of Crown Rent Payable is 26.3. they were mounted Tro days will be devoted to apply t

DENNYS & BOWLEY, praetics with the fort-gans and the horse-artil

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HUGHES & HOUGH, duty on shora, and hagan on Saturday last to

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SIGNOFOLIES AZD THE PUBLIC FELFAZE. it is sincerely hoped that the troubles in the

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by learning to shoot straight. After the Brstes this colony will indeed suffer heavily. two years the Corps regulations only require Even now our market prices are as high as they members to put in 15 drills per annum, and if bave ever been, ordinary recessities are ruínou. there is any Britisher who cannot spend they dear, and if the disturbances extend to this time to do that, why doesn't he may up his five neighbourhood then we are done for This-is dollars like u man, and join the existing Rife Association, whian he will meet some of the best shots in the colony and learn more from them in a month thun by fooling about for a year by himself. I am afraid if the proposed sokome ba arried out half the members of the existing Corps will be applying for leave to transfer to the new Arm-chair Company, when they will bard all the fun without any of the Tard work of dragging the guns about.-Yours faithfully,

SH. HURSTHOUSE.

VILLAGE LIFE IN CHINASA

TO THE EDITOK OF THE DAILY PRES

Sie-With reference to your very excellent review of the above work, you conclude with quotation of the author's which says there are

any questions and many problems in Chins, but the one great question, the sole all-compré- honding problem is how to set Christianity work upon them, which alone in time can ang will solve them all. I mb my eyes and I ezeleum, “How foolish the wise become sönn in their prejudices and especially the religions once-ome into question." It makes one almost doubt the value of their other cou

clusions.

Has not Christianity been trying to solve al manner of tilent problems in the West for the last 2.000 years, and has it been so successful as to justify such expectations of its magical effect upen China: Some others might jump to the uther extreme and say that judging by resuits the problem might be better solved with

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The above company's monthly shoot took place yesterday forenson at the Kowloon ranges, when there was a very fair turn out considering the unsettled state of this weather. The Cay- tain Potts and Gabbay Cups were slot for and Chunner Shoalbred registered his first win in

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Downing Street,

4th May, 1900 Sir,~I have the luncur to acknowlege the receipt of Sir H. Blake's despatch No 12 of the 29th March last, reporting that the Legrials tive Council of Hongkong has ananimously agreed to a vote of 850,000 from the

and in South of the Colony in aid of the Loz 6 Africa, and that the total suin subscribed by the tovaruuty amounted at the date of that despatch to $155-166.67

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Apply to Mrs. MATHER,N Worker Pedder & Hill Hongkong, 1st January, 1892.

St. Petersburg, 1891; Russian Land 1881 Port Arthur and Talienwar

1993 1888.

TREATIES WITH JAPAN

Great Britain, 1801; Duties Convention, 1625 Rusia, Agreements 2 to Cores United Statos Extradition Treaty, 1886 de m TREATIES WITH COREA Japan, 1876 Japan Supplementary,

1870 United States, 188 Great Britam, 1888 Trade Regalations.

* TREATIES WITH SIAR-

ORDER.

Estimates given for all kinds of Electrical

Trained Mechanicians sent to Out-Ports to fit up Installations if required.

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For full partculars do, do, Apply to

W. STUART HARRISON,

Manager. Note Addrous-19, PRATA CENTRAL Hongkong, 18th January, 1898.

FOR EUROPE and AMERICA,

INDIA, AUSTRALIA, &c.,

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anil for. PRIVATE RESIDENTS AT THE OUTPORTS,"

COMPREHENSIVE AND COMPLUTE RECORD

A OF THS:

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST badge is given in the M HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS,

with which is incorpornted

THE CRINA OVEBLAND TEADE REFOET,

Great Britain, 1866, France, 1898, Japan, 1898 Subscription, if paid fu sdrance, 812 per sanam.

Buskin, 1899.

Postage to any part of the World $2.